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Momentous Eventus: Unlockdown Festiveness Edition
“Life is fleeting. It is to be enjoyed.” Tori Amos.
Portugal Saw a Big Hike In Cyber Attacks in 2020
As millions began to work from home, the number of attacks rose, with the government and the banking sector being prime targets.
Lisbon’s City Council makes free covid-19 tests available to certain non-Lisbon residents | Jornal I (PT)
Lisbon’s City Council extends free COVID testing to market vendors, employees of companies that are part of the Programa Lisboa Protege (Lisbon Protects Program), as well as to athletes who are
Portugal Is Among the Four Leading European Countries for LGBTI Rights
The most notable advancement Portugal made this year was revoking all restrictions on LGBTI people for blood donation, according to LGBTI rights advocacy group ILGA Europe.
A Minha Maneira: Portuguese Artist Emanuel De Sousa Has His Way With Lisboa
Da Sousa exhibits over 200 of his sketches and more to the public for the first time.
Portugal to Allow UK & EU Tourists from Today
Portugal to allow UK holidaymakers in green-list reciprocation.
Still No Decision in Portugal on UK Tourists This Summer
Portugal might see no British holidaymakers in May despite UK’s green list.
Momentous Eventus: Brentrance Edition
“You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer.”
Frank Zappa.
Sporting Champions Again After 19 Yrs, Fans Go Wild, Riot Police Respond
Lisbon’s Sporting football club hasn’t been on top for close to two decades, so when they clinched the title on Tuesday in a match against Boavista, the euphoria of the fans spilled out spectacularly across the city — and the riot police got involved.
Portugal Could Host Champions League Final
Could Lisbon host the Champions League Final for the second year in a row?
Portugal Green Listing Sees Boom in Bookings for UK Tourists
With UK tourists able to travel to Portugal quarantine-free, there has been a rapid increase in searches, bookings and flights.
SEF Inspectors in Ihor Homeniuk Case Get 7 to 9 Yrs in Prison
Duarte Laja and Luís Silva each received a sentence of nine years while Bruno Sousa was sentenced to seven years in prison for the death of Ukrainian national Ihor Homeniuk in March 2020.
